Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Ashley run?
Ashley’s city government spent $299,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $464 per resident.
What stands out about how Ashley is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $464 per resident a year, or $1.27 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 60%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No comparison or trend for Ashley yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Ashley’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, down from 5 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $794 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.35% of the home’s value, vs 0.99% across North Dakota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Ashley’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Ashley’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ashley →
Who’s in charge in Ashley
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ashley’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ashley-nd.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 161 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (645).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Ashley Public School District 9
Ashley’s K–12 school district, shared with Venturia. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,956 per pupil, $11,343 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Ashley’s votes are counted by county
North Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ashley alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are McIntosh County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.4%1,132 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.5%229 votesOthers: 2.1% (29 votes).
Most votes in McIntosh County: Donald J Trump
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Ashley lies in McIntosh County. Every 2024 race in McIntosh County is on the county’s page.
McIntosh County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Ashley.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ashley-nd.com ↗
- 2North Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3North Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Ashley’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ashley’s government
How much does Ashley spend per resident?
About $464 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Ashley?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $794 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.35% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.99% across North Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ashley-nd.com.
Who runs Ashley’s government?
See ashley-nd.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ashley yet.
How did Ashley vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ashley alone. McIntosh County, where 100% of Ashley lies, voted Trump 81.4%, Harris 16.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ashley?
4 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $16,273 (about $195,276 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ashley in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Robert Erbele) and State House District 28 (Jim Grueneich and Mike Brandenburg). The House district also covers 122 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ashley’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →